Repping for two Oregon State greats. Gary Payton II warmed up in some custom Kobe 9 EMs with shouts to him and his pop’s careers in Corvallis.

I think we've 100% gotten to the point media-wide where rankings, big boards, etc are shaped more by not wanting to be the outlier/get crushed on social media than it is actual nuance or opinion. And that's a really bad thing for people who actually want insightful analysis.

Never in doubt #rctid

Oregon pitcher had dirt fly off her cleat, her pitch shatters the dirt clot midway between the circle and the plate ... dirt flies in catchers eye. U've never seen that before.

With the frontcourt returning, Florida's national-title blueprint needed self-creating, tempo-pushing guards with the clutch gene via the transfer portal. In Xaivian Lee and Boogie Fland, Florida may have found a backcourt capable of repeating. WORDS: heatcheckcbb.com/florida-basket…

The Yang surname translates to the Poplar tree Hansen can be broken into Han Sen which translates to Vast and Full of Trees Now Yang Hansen is heading to the PNW, it was meant to be (H/T to my man Andy Dieckhoff for this fun nugget) #RipCity

I’m thrilled to announce a new college basketball outlet called Basket Under Review. New podcasts, shows and written content coming July 14. Follow along here: Basket Under Review

We're 101 days to college basketball. Consider this your official guide to everything that happened this offseason (carousel, portal and more) and a look ahead to what's to come in 2026, including the best stories and insights of the offseason: si.com/college-basket…

Hi, Portland 👋 Welcome to Portland Preps, a new adventure in chronicling the stories of the Rose City's 19 high school athletic departments Fall season starts Aug. 28, come take a look and subscribe for free, more content on the way this week! #opreps portland-preps.ghost.io/welcome-to-por…

Another announcement: We're going fully in on preps coverage Launching Portland Preps this fall to keep on doing what I've enjoyed, which is covering Portland's local high school sports Subscribe (it's free), come along for the ride and let's see where it takes us! #opreps

Hi all, We wanted to provide you with an update on the upcoming season. After lengthy consideration, we have made the difficult decision to shut down Heat Check CBB, effective immediately. Our staff has grown in many ways over the years, and it has become clear that it is time

WORDS ➡️ Basket Under Review! I am excited to announce that I am joining the team at Basket Under Review to provide national content and bracketology. Big season ahead!

End of an era. But gosh darnit, it was a really fun era. We had so much fun with all kinds of projects over the last few years and are so grateful to everyone who followed along.

Cannot say enough good things about everyone that made up Heat Check CBB over the course of the years. An incredible group that did a lot of incredible things. Nothing but good memories.

Grateful for everything Heat Check CBB has brought to college hoops over the years and we’re thrilled to have their staff join us at Basket Under Review. Their daily watchability charts, tournament index and written work will live on at basketunderreview.com.

Sad to see them go, but happy for their success Eli Boettger Connor Hope Lukas Harkins Andy Dieckhoff all played a role in helping get Sleepers Media 💤🏀 off the ground Excited for what’s next We’re very lucky to have Riley Davis keep crushing at Sleepers Media 💤🏀 this year

man... Heat Check CBB and more specifically Eli Boettger took a chance on me when I was writing a blog that ~10 people read (almost all were related to me) forever grateful for my experience working all the contributors. proud of the work we did!

Hard to put into words what this place meant to me, what these guys mean to me, and just how proud I am of all we did under the Heat Check banner. But onward we go into the great unknown! Thanks to everyone who gave us even the smallest slivers of your time and attention! 🫡🫡

Coming soon to Basket Under Review:

I don't think I can honestly explain how much Heat Check CBB meant to me. What a journey. We were already friends who respected each other's work when we first started building HC together, but now it's so hard to imagine life without Eli Boettger, Brian Rauf, Andy Dieckhoff,